Global rankings - Number of industry clinical trials initiated in 2017, by country, by phase
| 
 
  | 
 Country  | 
 Phase I  | 
 Country  | 
 Phase II  | 
 Country  | 
 Phase III  | 
| 
 1  | 
USA | 473 | USA | 988 | USA | 536 | 
| 
 2  | 
China | 178 | UK | 281 | Germany | 294 | 
| 
 3  | 
UK | 117 | Germany | 262 | Spain | 274 | 
| 
 4  | 
Germany | 94 | Spain | 229 | UK | 269 | 
| 
 5  | 
Japan | 85 | Japan | 229 | Canada | 267 | 
| 
 6  | 
Australia | 78 | Canada | 201 | Poland | 250 | 
| 
 7  | 
Canada | 66 | France | 198 | Japan | 246 | 
| 
 8  | 
Spain | 60 | Italy | 167 | Italy | 241 | 
| 
 9  | 
France | 51 | China | 146 | France | 224 | 
| 10 | Belgium | 37 | Belgium | 137 | Australia | 183 | 
Last modified: 20 September 2023
Last reviewed: 20 September 2023